South Korean prosecutors are investigating the disappearance of approximately $48 million in seized Bitcoin following a suspected phishing attack, according to local media reports. Summary Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office found roughly 70 billion won (about $48m) in seized Bitcoin missing during a routine audit of confiscated assets. Local reports say an employee accessed a fake…
Trump filed a $5b lawsuit in Florida accusing JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon of politically motivated “debanking” after his accounts were closed in 2021, reviving concerns over bank power and crypto‑style de‑risking. Summary rump and several LLCs allege JPMorgan shut multiple accounts in early 2021 for political reasons, claiming “debanking” driven by the post‑Jan. 6 climate….
RALPH, an AI-themed meme coin tied to the “Ralph Wiggum” prompting trend, crashed after a wallet linked to developer Geoffrey Huntley sold a large tranche of tokens in under an hour, reigniting concerns over meme coin liquidity, developer incentives, and trader protection. Summary On-chain data from Bubblemaps showed a Huntley-linked wallet selling a substantial RALPH…
Trump‑appointed SEC and CFTC chiefs will stage a joint D.C. event to pitch a unified, “pro‑innovation” crypto agenda as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana trade calmly near key levels. Summary New SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig plan a joint Washington event to present a harmonized digital asset framework and end “crypto turf…
Ethereum price is trading around $3,00 per ETH right now. A reasonable base case is a choppy range between roughly $2,400 and $3,600 over the next 6–12 months, with upside capped unless macro and ETF flows turn decisively risk‑on again. Summary BitMine added 171,264 ETH to staking, lifting its staked stack to about 1.94m ETH worth roughly…
BitGo’s 2026 NYSE IPO tests its fee-based custody model against Circle’s USDC interest-revenue engine as investors pick between infrastructure stability and stablecoin volatility. Summary BitGo became 2026’s first listed crypto firm with NYSE ticker BTGO, raising about $213 million at roughly a $2.08 billion valuation as shares jumped over 20% intraday. The custodian leans on…
Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. Summary Around $2.3b in BTC and ETH options expire today, marking 2026’s first major derivatives settlement and a key liquidity inflection point. BTC trades near $89.7k versus $92k max pain;…
Coinbase launches an independent quantum risk board for Bitcoin and blockchains and unveils a tokenization plan to open global capital markets to more investors. Summary Coinbase created an Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain to assess long-term cryptographic risks to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other chains. The board, featuring leading cryptographers and researchers, will…
White House advisor David Sacks says banks, stablecoins and crypto will merge into one digital asset industry as U.S. rules evolve and stablecoin yields go mainstream. Summary David Sacks predicts crypto, stablecoins and banks will converge into a single digital asset industry once comprehensive U.S. market structure laws are passed. He warns banks that resisting…
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, central bankers, Coinbase, Ripple and banks clash over tokenization, a Bitcoin ‘standard,’ CBDCs and stablecoin yields as crypto trades near record highs. Summary Central bankers and CEOs agreed tokenization is now in deployment, with pilots like a €300B French commercial paper project and XRP Ledger tokenized assets up…
